Two men arraigned in Mackinaw drug arrests

Monday

Mar 18, 2013 at 8:20 PM

The arrests came after the Mackinaw City Police Department made a routine traffic stop for disregarding a stop sign.Upon further investigation, narcotics were located in the vehicle, according to Police Chief Pat Wyman.

Mike Fornes

By MIKE FORNESmike@cheboygantribune.comMACKINAW CITY — Two downstate men arrested in Mackinaw City Thursday have been arraigned for possession with intent to deliver cocaine.Darryl Decosta Duncan, 34, and Daryl Lamont Sampson, 38, are each facing charges of possession, delivery and manufacturing of cocaine, maintaining a drug house and maintaining a drug vehicle.The arrests came after the Mackinaw City Police Department made a routine traffic stop for disregarding a stop sign.Upon further investigation, narcotics were located in the vehicle, according to Police Chief Pat Wyman."The vehicle and several hundred dollars were forfeited," Wyman said.The arrests continue a purge on drug operations that are connected to downstate interests, some of whom were taken into custody Monday through arrests in Cheboygan, Carp Lake Township and Bear Creek Township in Emmet County.Wyman indicated that the suspects were based in Detroit and had taken up residences in the area."They were becoming very comfortable here," Wyman added.Duncan and Sampson are being held at the Cheboygan County Jail on bonds of $100,000 each.Preliminary examinations have been set for the pair on March 27.